GRIC Urban Members celebrate anniversary

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Twenty-six students from the
Community made a historic trip to
Huntsville, Ala. to attend the U.S.
Space & Rocket Center’s Space
Robotics Academy and Aviation
Challenge camps on July 18-22.
It was the first time in the center’s history to host a large group
of Native students from a tribal
community.
The center is dedicated to
space exploration and features a
vast display of rockets and spacecraft for students and visitors to
see.
It houses three separate programs the Space Camp, Space Robotics Academy (SRA) and Aviation Challenge (AC).
The GRIC students joined
students from across the country
and world from the United Kingdom, Taiwan, China and Dubai.
Space camp emphasizes math
and science through its curriculum, which includes robotics and
engineering.
The space camp keeps pace
with the changing landscape of
advancing robotics technology,
which will need a younger generation of robotics engineers.
For some of the students, attending the camp is a big deal, because it gives them a look at what
is needed to pursue a career in
space exploration and technology.
Nick Lewis (D3) is one of
those students that has aspirations
of working in the robotics field.
He said being a part of the
Sacaton Middle School robotics
program allows him to get a better
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Students from the Community stand with the GRIC flag in front the Pathfinder Shuttle at Space Camp
in Hunstville, Ala. on July 21.
understanding of his true potential
to create something that is more
than just a toy.
Anthony Antone (D4) said,
“The most important thing I came
here to learn about was on teamwork and leadership.”
At the other end of the center’s campus the AC program educates high school students about
the elements of flight and what
information is needed before they
take to the virtual skies.
They receive an extensive
overview of learning how to fly
aircraft like the F/A-18 Hornet (a
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Men and Women’s
Wellness Days
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U.S. Representative
visits GRIC
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Sluggers attend
ASU Baseball Camp
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Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis welcomes the students home from Space
Camp at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on July 23.
GRIC Urban Members
celebrate anniversary
Runners dash to the
Family Foam Fest
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Billy Allen:
O’otham and Pee
Posh relocation
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Donation helps
library and Boys &
Girls Club
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Vandalism prompts
PIMMEX to
issue reward for
responsible parties
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The Citrus sump will be drained and signs placed around the reservoir warning of pathogenic bacteria.
Non-toxic Vibrio cholerae presence
confirmed in District 5 reservoir
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The Gila River Indian Community Tribal Health Department
is asking Community members
to not swim in or drink the local
canal and reservoir sump water
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At the Urban Member Association anniversary, Arizona Cardinals
mascot, Big Red, handed out backpacks full of school supplies
which were provided by the Three Precious Miracles non-profit
organization on July 30.
after confirming the presence of
non-toxic Vibrio cholerae in a
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District 5 reservoir in June.
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Health Supervisor for the Tribal
Generations of urban Gila
River Indian Community memContinued on Page 5
bers, from elders to the very
young, packed the rooms and hallways of the GRIC Urban Members Association’s (GRIC-UMA)
new office building located in
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COMPSTAT
Report from GRPD
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WIOA Summer
Youth Employees
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HHKMH FRONT ENTRANCE CLOSED UNTIL SUMMER 2017
TEMPORARY LOBBY CLOSED SATURDAYS ONLY
Construction UPDATE!
IMPORTANT - Saturdays only, the HHKMH
Temporary Registration Desk in the Temporary Lobby will be closed.
All patients will need to check-in at the Main Registration Desk on Saturdays.
Questions? Need assistance? Please call (520) 562-3321 ext. 1424.
Updated Information about
Your Medical Transportation Vendors
In March 2016, new transportation regulations were implemented for patient safety and
security and must be strictly followed in order to continue operating within the Gila River
Indian Community (GRIC). As of July 10, 2016, all non-emergent transportation vendors
must be compliant with these regulations. This is a collaborative effort between the Gila
River Indian Community and Gila River Health Care.
If you are receiving services from a Non-Emergent Transportation Vendor, please be aware
of the items below:
1. All vendors of non-emergent transportation must have a GRIC-issued business license.
2. All vendors are subject to permit and inspection fees and will be provided a copy of
GRIC Title 13 regulations.
3. Vendors and Contractors may provide services in the following categories:
a. Ambulatory Only (Blue)
b. Ambulatory and Wheelchair (Green)
c. Stretcher Only (Yellow)
4. Upon successful completion of permitting process and inspection, a business permit and
decal will be issued. This decal must be visible at all times to patients; examples are below.
- C – Contractor with Gila River Health Care
- V – Vendor with individual GRIC Business License, not contracted with Gila River
Health Care
For more information or questions, please contact Gila River Health Care Medical
Transportation Services at (520) 562-3321 ext. 1715.
JVN Room Move
With the recent closure of the HHKMH Front
Entrance, the Optometry’s Joslin Vision Network
(JVN) room has been relocated to the new,
Temporary Registration waiting room on the
east side of the hospital (near the former
Administration Building).
For more information, contact Patricia Smith
520-562-3321 ext. 7352.
LABOR DAY CLOSURE
Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital, the Komatke
Health Center, and the Ak-Chin Clinic will be
closed on Monday, September 5, 2016.
Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital Saturday Clinic will
be open September 3.
If you need medical assistance, visit the
Emergency Department at
Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital
or call 911.
Normal business hours will resume Tuesday,
September 6, 2016.
NATIVE AMERICAN DAY CLOSURE
Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital, the Komatke
Health Center, and the Ak-Chin Clinic will be
closed on Friday, September 16, 2016.
Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital Saturday Clinic is
closed Saturday, September 17, 2016.
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If you need medical assistance, visit the
Emergency Department at
Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital
or call 911.
Normal business hours will resume Monday,
September 19, 2016.
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GRIN Upcoming Deadlines
In Memory of
Gene Harlan Bohnee
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Friday, August 19
Friday, September 2
Friday, September 16
Community Council
Representatives
District 1
Arzie Hogg
Joey Whitman
Gene Harlan Bohnee
Born: December 20, 1965
Passed On: July 14, 2016
District 2
Carol Schurz
On behalf of myself and family, I would like to thank each of
you for your support and votes,
allowing me to serve another tribal council term representing the
District 3 Community. During
the past term there were many
difficult decisions that had to be
made. In doing so not everyone
will agree or concur with the final
decision or outcome.
However, it is important to
understand that we have a responsibility as Tribal council
delegates to pass or not pass ordinances, resolutions, policy, budgets and other items that require
the approval of the Community
Council.
In Memory Of:
District 3
Carolyn Williams
Rodney Jackson
Gila River EMS
division chief retires
after 22 years
GeneHarlanBohnee
District 5
Robert Stone
Franklin Pablo, Sr.
Brian E. Davis, Sr.
Marlin Dixon
Monday, August 15
Monday, August 29
Monday, September 12
Words of Appreciation
Governor
Stephen Roe Lewis
Lt. Governor
Monica L. Antone
District 4
Jennifer Allison
Christopher Mendoza
Barney Enos, Jr.
Nada Celaya
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Born:December20,1965
PassedOn:July14,2016
District 6
Anthony Villareal, Sr.
Sandra Nasewytewa
Charles Goldtooth
Wellness Camp
Testimonial
FuneralService: Here is a great story from
Gila River District 5 resident,
Friday,July22–6:00p.m.–8:00p.m.
Gayle Sunna:
“I had reached my all-time
Robert Keller,
Tribal Treasurer
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There is a process in place
where the people can participate
in the decision making process.
This usually occurs at the local
district meetings. Therefore, I
encourage each of you residing
in the District 3 Community to
attend the meetings and express
your concerns and voice your
opinion on matters that affect
you, your family and others. I
will work hard to keep the Community well informed, strongly
advocate on your behalf and represent each of you to the best of
my ability.
My life and heart is dedicated to the Gila River Indian Community, my goal has always been
to work for our people in addition to exercising our sovereign
rights as Native People. Let us
move forward and put aside our
differences and work together to
build a progressive future for our
children and grandchildren while
keeping our traditional and cultural values, history, development
process and the legacy we leave
them.
Again, thank you District 3
Community and Elders for your
support in making my personal
dream a reality!
Respectfully Submitted By,
Carolyn Williams
District 3 Representative
Gila River
Men’s and Women’s
Wellness Days
2016
District 7
Devin Redbird
Director of CPAO
(520) 562-9851
Roberto A. Jackson
roberto.jackson@gric.nsn.us
Managing Editor
(520) 562-9719
lowing me to be part of many of
your lives for the last 22 years.
Gila River EMS hired me as a
Paramedic in February of 1994.
In 2003 I became part of the management team at GREMS and
have worked in that capacity ever
since. I have enjoyed taking care
of the sick and injured throughout the Community for all these
years. My heart will remain with
all of you as the years go on. You
have given me a wonderful life.
Thanks again.
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fine and I knew it was my weight.
For years I have tried to lose the
weight, but I never had long term
success. So as I started my journey. I was clueless as to where I
was going to start. And then I saw
a flyer for this class and I thought
maybe I could get some help from
this. And that is where my journey began. I attended 2 classes
the first year and that’s where I
met Stephanie with FitnessFest.
She was an inspiration to me
from the beginning and I thought
if she could do this, then so can
I. And 30 pounds lighter later, I
can’t wait for Stephanie to see me
this Saturday at the next Wellness
Camp!”
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Mikhail Sundust
mikhail.sundust@gric.nsn.us
Community Newsperson
(520) 562-9717
Christopher Lomahquahu
christopher.lomahquahu@gric.nsn.us
Community Newsperson
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Thomas R. Throssell
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Community Newsperson
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Gina Goodman
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GRIN Secretary II
(520) 562-9715
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Rep. Ben Ray Luján visits GRIC
U.S. Representative has a round table discussion with tribes during recent visit to Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
By Kristina Morago
Ak-Chin Runner
Voting rights, border
protection and diabetes
were some of the topics of
discussion during a recent
tribal roundtable with U.S.
Representative Ben Ray
Lujan from New Mexico,
held at the Wildhorse Pass
Casino & Resort on Saturday, July 9th.
Hosted by Gila River Governor Stephen Roe
Lewis, he welcomed Rep.
Ben Ray Lujan, Arizona
District #1 Congressional
candidate Tom O’Halleran,
and invited tribal leaders
from neighboring communities.
Urban Members
Phoenix, July 30, in celebration of the group’s 17th
Anniversary.
Over 100 urban members were treated to breakfast, a cultural presentation by Ginger Martin, and
speeches by urban members
Bernice Nelson and Reuben
Jenkins. Shortly after, the
Hashan Kehk dance group
preformed in the main conference room as dozens of
Community members took
photographs and video.
As the young dancers finished their routine,
former Arizona Cardinals
wide-receiver Frank Sanders took to the front of the
conference room and talked about his upbringing,
from his family working in
the fields shucking corn to
playing for the Cardinals
in the National Football
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school supplies to Community children. The backpacks were provided by
the non-profit organization
Three Precious Miracles,
which aims to provide resources to foster youth and
families.
Anthony
Newkirk,
UMA Chairman, said the
association, which was initiated in 1997, was formed
to address the needs and
concerns of Community
members living off the reservation.
“Although we are urbans,” said Newkirk. “We
are still part of the tribe and
although we are living in an
urban setting, we are trying
to...keep our culture.”
“We want to be running towards the tribe, we
don’t want to be running
away from it,” he said. “We
Thomas R. Throssell/GRIN
Over 100 Community members attended the GRIC Urban Members anniversary celebration at the organization’s new office location in Phoenix on July 30.
want the tribe to recognize that we are part of the
Community. We have a lot
to offer. We are here, we are
everywhere and...the Community should be proud of
that.”
A few of the services
that GRIC-UMA provides
its members are bus passes for transportation, gym
memberships, delivery of
the GRIN, assistance with
resume writing, minor
home repairs, utility assistance, elder outings, transportation to GRIC events,
and much more.
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from page 1
League.
Sanders said that his
mother had worked hard to
give him opportunities and
a better future, and receiving an education was the
key to his success. To get
that red bird on his shoulder,
Sanders said, it all started
in elementary school, then
to junior high school, high
school, and finally college.
Without successfully meeting the challenges of academia, he would have never
made it to the NFL.
Sanders asked Community members in the
room, children and parents,
to focus on their education
and to follow their dreams.
After Sanders’s rousing speech, Cardinals mascot, Big Red, ran out into
the room and began handing out backpacks full of
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Rep. Lujan who is also the
Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee.
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included an introduction of
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Gila River Indian News
Vibrio cholerae from page 1
Health Department emphasized that the form of
non-toxic Vibrio cholerae
found in the Citrus sump
reservoir is native to the
Gila River water system
and mostly produces very
mild illnesses that sometimes infect people who
go swimming in contaminated water with open cuts
or wounds.
Most individuals infected with the bacteria do
not experience symptoms,
however, in rare cases the
bacteria can cause watery
diarrhea, vomiting, rapid heart rate, low blood
pressure, thirst, muscle
cramps, and restlessness
or irritability.
Jones said the presence of non-toxic Vibrio
cholerae in no way impacts the Community’s
regular drinking water and
person-to-person
transmission of the bacteria is
unlikely.
In an effort to keep
Community
members
from contracting the bacteria, Gila River Farms
(GRF) has posted warning
signs at the Citrus sump,
PD sump, and entrance to
the farm off of old Highway 93 near canal 11.
Tiffany Horne, General Manger for GRF, said
that the farm wants to be
proactive in keeping the
Community informed that
there could be pathogenic
bacteria in the water systems.
“There are a lot of
people that go out there
[to] swim, fish, and collect
cattails for basket weaving. Water is a really important resource out here
and it is an active area.”
Which is why, in addition to posting warning
signs, GRF will drain the
Citrus sump in an effort
to keep Community members safe.
“We don’t really need
to use it anymore as a
means for water control
here at the farms,” said
Horne. “These sumps were
put in originally to regulate water flow for agricultural use back in the 70’s
and 80’s, so we can drain
them and attempt to control water in other ways.”
In addition to posting
signs and draining the Citrus sump, GRF’s security
will also notify any Community members they encounter to stay away from
the canals and sump reservoirs.
While GRF has posted signs at the canals and
reservoir sumps within
their control, there are other waterways within the
Community that do not
currently have warning
signs posted and Tribal
Health officials recommend that people avoid
swimming in any of the
local canals or sump reservoirs.
Additionally, due to
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Barney Compton, Gila River Farms HQ Division Manager holds a sign warning
Community members to not swim in the canal or reservoir waters.
the popularity of fishing
in the area, health officials will be looking into
whether consuming fish
from the local waterways
is safe.
“This whole thing
has caused us to look at
that issue and we are in
the process of trying to
get a study done that will
look at the fish to see if
they are safe for human
consumption or not,” said
Jones. “As soon as we get
any indications…we will
let the Community know,
but right now I can’t say
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August 5, 2016
GRIC Sluggers attend ASU Baseball Camp
Christopher Lomahquahu/GRIN
The top 5k and 10k winners pose for a group shot after completing the Out Run the
Sun race at the Wellness Center on July 16.
Fun Run Series: Out Run the Sun
Christopher Lomahquahu
Gila River Indian News
Christopher Lomahquahu/GRIN
GRIC baseball players gather together at the ASU Baseball Camp held July 11-13.
Brittany Burnette
Gila River Indian News
Several youth from the
Gila River Indian Community attended Arizona State
University’s baseball camp
from July 11-13, at the
Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the second session was
held on July 18-20.
Campers attended the
session from 8:30 a.m. to
11:30 a.m., three hours
of training in groups with
coaches and volunteers,
teaching various drills such
as running the bases, pitching, catching and batting.
This is to learn different
strategies that cover all details of the game from offense to defense. The drills
lasted 20 minutes so each
camper had a chance to
try a new arrangement and
strengthen their own play.
The youth were dedicated to learn as much as
they could. Even at the ages
of eight to 14, all worked
tirelessly to be the absolute
best for their teams before
the season starts again.
As the light of the rising sun crested over the
horizon, runners and walkers put a step into their
health as they headed to the
trail.
Dozens came out to the
Gila River Wellness Center
to join in on the “Outrun
the Sun” 5k, 10k and 2 mile
walk on July 16.
Before the activities
commenced, participants
of all ages got a chance to
meet and greet with one another before converging on
the trail that winded its way
eastward from the Wellness
Center and back.
After the last runners
and walkers crossed the
finish line, Recreation Coordinator Alvin Casoose
awarded the top three male
and female winners in the
5k and 10k races.
Family Foam Fest draws big
crowd to WHP Motorsports Park
Christopher Lomahquahu/GRIN
Young runners sprint to the finish line at the Out Run the Sun 5k and 10k on June 16.
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Runners make their way through one of the foam stations at the Family Foam Fest
Run held at WHP Motor Sports Park on July 23.
Christopher Lomahquahu
Gila River Indian News
Instead of fast cars racing down the track, a different kind of event was taking place at the Wildhorse
Pass Motorsport Park on
July 23.
Over 290 walkers and
runners braved the heat at
the Family Foam Fest Run
and Walk, where they got
to bask in the sudsy foam
stations located along the
course.
The event was hosted
in collaboration with the
Gila River Wellness Center and Communications &
Public Affairs Office and
featured a 5k individual
competitive run and relay.
The walk is also a part
of the Gila River Indian
Community Health & Wellness Initiative which, offers
unique opportunities for
families to stay active.
Several informational
health booths were set up
to provide education and
awareness about physical
activity.
Afterwards a meal was
provided to all the participants, along with music entertainment by DJ Redline.
Everyone who registered received a snazzy
beach towel and shirt.
Be on the lookout for
more upcoming events in
the Community at a district
near you.
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Gila River Indian News
A’AGA
Something to be told
By Billy Allen
Sopol Esabig Masad (August) is the “short
planting moon,” but with
our changing climate, it’s
a month of s-vauhug or
sweat. When the power
went out during the last big
rain, everyone complained
about the heat, but would
O’otham and Piipaash make
a mass migration anywhere
else? We once had the opportunity to become “Okies,” but turned it down.
“Indian Agent” John
Stout arrived at Gila River on July 24, 1871. The
staff consisted of Reverend
Charles Cook, a blacksmith,
carpenter, farmer and an interpreter. In 1869, President
U. S. Grant had just ushered
in his Indian Peace Policy.
Using Christian principles,
Indians were to be assimilated into American society.
The Episcopal, Methodist,
Presbyterian, and Unitarian
churches were a few denominations assigned Indian agencies. The Dutch Reform Church was to oversee
the Colorado River and
Pima agencies. While Agent
Stout was informed that the
immediate problems he had
to handle were the illegal
liquor trade, hostility with
neighboring non-Indians,
and O’otham and Piipaash
distrust of the federal government, he quickly realized that our river water
being stolen was the main
problem. Settlers upstream
were taking water from
our akimel, enraging one
village leader who called
for arms against upstream
farmers and towns. The
water theft led some O’otham and Piipaash to move to
the Salt River, but confrontations between non-Indian farmers and O’otham
and Piipaash continued.
Since Arizona politicians
didn’t see a need to appease
O’otham and Piipaash,
some possible solutions
had no chance of happening: expand our reservation
to include Salt River, or
buy out non-Indian farmers. Since another goal of
President Grant’s Peace
Policy was to place all Natives on reservations, Agent
Stout thought that simply
moving us elsewhere could
solve our human need for
water. The idea of relocation to Oklahoma was discussed before a council of
village leaders in May of
1872. Antonio Azul wanted the leaders to visit the
Oklahoma Indian Territory before a final decision
was made. Days dragged
on, Grant won re-election
and the winter of 1872 was
a dry one. More O’otham and Piipaash moved to
the Salt which prompted a
delegation of non-Indian
citizens from that area to
confront Agent Stout and
imply that if more tribal members moved north,
blood might be spilled. The
government delayed the
trip to Oklahoma and relations between O’otham and
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Piipaash and surrounding
communities worsened. It
reached a breaking point
when Antonio Azul’s son
was killed near Adamsville
during a San Juan celebration of 1873. Adamsville no
longer exists but was west
of Florence and Little Florence village. The next day,
O’otham and Piipaash warriors took the suspect from
the courtroom and beat him
to death. A military detachment of troops from Fort
McDowell had to be stationed outside Adamsville
as protection. (Antonio
Azul defused the situation
by telling the warriors to
go home, further bloodshed
wouldn’t solve anything.)
The visit to Indian Territory was finally approved
and a delegation of tribal
leaders left in September
of 1873. In their absence,
O’otham and Piipaash con-
sensus refused the move,
saying that force would be
needed. We did not move,
a new administration took
over and Agent Stout was
replaced. O’otham and Piipaash move for various reasons but many return to this
land which makes us sweat.
To honor those O’otham
and Piipaash who did not
want to move, I raise my
red solo cup. Just like good
old boy Toby Keith. Enjoy
August while you can, it
will take a whole year for it
to come back around.
Information was taken
from John H. Stout and the
Grant Peace Policy Among
the Pimas by Robert Trennert. Arizona and the West,
A Quarterly Journal of
History, the University of
Arizona Press, volume 28,
number 1, Spring of 1986.
Boys & Girls Clubs and Ira H. Hayes Library receives large book donation
Meanwhile on the other side of the world, Koss
wondered how she could
help students like her pursue education in her state.
“I thought that reading during the summer is a
very important way to keep
kids engaged and excited
about learning,” she said.
“The Phoenix Indian Center helped me distribute the
books to local Native American kids living in Phoenix,
and also some kids living
[on] reservations.”
The Phoenix Indian
Center accepted the truckMikhail Sundust/GRIN load of books from Koss
L-R: Ira Hayes Librarian Ramona Tecumseh, Lt. Gov. Monica Antone, PIC Develop- and distributed them to Nament Director Kendra Tollackson, and Sarah Bennett of the Boys & Girls Club pose tive American communities
within the valley and across
with the donated books from sixth grader Sophia Koss.
the state.
ke Branch, GRIC Residen- and collected more than
Mikhail Sundust
tial Programs for Youth, 1,700 books from her classGila River Indian News
and a number of schools in mates at school, her peers
in her karate class, and peoEziquio Monarrez bur- the Community.
It
all
started
with
a
ple at her family’s place of
ied his nose in a new book –
sixth-grade
student
from
worship.
Goosebumps: Welcome to
Phoenix.
Koss said in an interDead House by R.L. Stine.
Sophia
Koss,
a
student
view
with inthezona.com
The Boys & Girls Club –
at
Rancho
Solano
Preparathat
she
was inspired by the
Sacaton Branch recently
tory
School,
loves
to
read
stories
of
Malala Yousafzai,
received a large donation
and
is
learning
what
it
who
fought
for girls’ edof books, among them sevmeans
to
help
others.
ucation
in
Pakistan,
and
eral stacks of Goosebumps.
Koss
organized
a
book
Iqbal
Masih,
who
was
not
Monarrez, 9, said he likes
allowed
to
go
to
school
in
collection
as
part
of
a
Nato read, play baseball and
Pakistan
because
he
was
tional
Junior
Honor
Society
learn about cowboys from
the Eyewitness book series, community service project, sold as a child laborer.
also from the donation.
“We have our
library, but we have
a lot of older books
so it was good to
receive new books
to replace some of
the old ones that
we needed to rotate
out,” said B&GC
Youth Development
Director Soyet Antone.
Thanks to a generous donation from
the Phoenix Indian
Center, the B&GC
library got a healthy
boost, as did the Ira
H. Hayes Memorial
Library, the Boys &
Girls Club – Komat-
Thomas R. Throssell/GRIN
From left, Sylvia Norris-Burnette, Delores Mejia, Georgia
Zamorano, Maliyah Poola, and Bianca Hernandez enjoy their
donated books during their Boys and Girls Club Sacaton
Branch Book Reading Club on July 20.
“I think we just naturally think of the Gila River
Indian Community as a natural partner,” said PIC Development Director Kendra
Tollackson.
“It
was
really
heart-warming for us. Not
only did she reach out and
she wanted to learn more
about the Indian Center,
she wanted to learn more
about the experience of urban American Indians,” she
said.
Tollackson said helping Koss distribute the
books was a rewarding experience. “It’s just really
nice to give a kid a book,
isn’t it? It’s an unexpected
and wonderful thing...and
every kid that gets a book
gets really excited about it.”
For the Sacaton Boys
& Girls Club, the timing of
the donation could not have
been better. The branch
started a new book club
for the students this summer, which meets weekly.
It is open to students of all
ages, and contributes to the
organization’s goal to continue children’s education
to bridge the summer gap
between school years.
“Being able to maintain their reading level
during their book club…
throughout the summer is
great,” said Antone. The
new books have definitely
contributed to that.
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Space Camp from page 1
August 5, 2016
While on their spare
time the SRA students had
time to explore the nearby
exhibits at the Davidson
Center for Space Exploration, which includes a full
scale mock-up of the Saturn
V rocket, which was used
to launch Apollo missions
to the moon.
Other attractions included a Mars climbing
wall that simulates traversing the Red Planets rocky
terrain and the Space Shot,
a tower that launches riders
140 feet up in 2.5 seconds.
At the end of their stay
the SRA and AC students
were treated to a graduation
ceremony and awarded a
Another
student,
Heather Anton (D3) said, “I
get to build and program a
lot of stuff like making robots…I like building then I
like programing them.”
She said many of the
tasks involved programming the robots to pick up
objects like a ball or what
is also referred to as an artifact.
For some of the students that attended SRA,
their dreams are becoming
a reality as they immerse
themselves in the field of
robotics, which could lead
to bigger opportunities
ahead.
certificate of attendance by
retired space shuttle astronaut Robert Lee Gibson.
As a final requirement,
the SRA groups were graded by their instructors on
the performance of their robots in a series of tasks.
The students had to
navigate a course and to
earn points to determine
which group won the robotics challenge.
Adrian Mungia (D4)
said that he learned a lot
about programming and
mathematical equations. He
wanted to attend the SRA
program and the space
camp to work on the robotic
exercises.
Christopher Lomahquahu/GRIN
Illianna Miguel accepts a certificate of completion from Space Robotics Academy
from retired NASA astronaut Richard Lee Gibson on July 22.
carrier based attack jet) and
plan out their flight simulator missions.
The flight simulator
serves as the backbone of
the curriculum, because it
gives the students a chance
to apply their flying knowledge.
Many different mission
profiles are used to get them
familiar with flying under
diverse conditions both day
and night and against simulated opponents.
Outdoors, they learn
how to follow a predetermined course using a map
and compass to navigate,
which is the most important element of survival for
an aviator that has to eject
from their aircraft.
The structure of AC is
similar to a Junior Reserve
Officers Training Course
unit and is meant to introduce students to a life in the
military.
Hamilton High School
junior Peter Antone (D4)
said, “AC has taught me
how to bond with other people you don’t even know.
Once we started to do certain challenges and objectives together then you
slowly become a team.”
He said that many of
the things he learned while
attending camp helped
him understand how much
preparation goes into getting a fighter jet off the
ground and landing on a
runway.
Iwalani Stone (D2), a
freshman at Arizona State
University
Preparatory
Academy in Casa Grande,
said that it was neat to form
friendships with new people from around the U.S.
and the world over the
course of the camp.
“We learned how to use
a flight simulator, which are
planes and how to fly them
and we learned how to use a
Christopher Lomahquahu/GRIN
compass,” said Stone.
Students at the Space Robotics Academy program a robot at Space Camp in
One of the highlights Huntsville Ala,.
of their week included a
controlled descent from a
high-rise tower via a zipline onto the man-made
lake at the AC facility.
Christopher Lomahquahu/GRIN
Aviation Challenge student Peter Antone (D4) pilots a flight simulator during one of
many missions flown throughout the week.
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PIMMEX offers $250 reward for vandalized home sites
# OF INCIDENTS
# OF INCIDENTS
# OF INCIDENTS
# OF INCIDENTS
which means families have home in such a disrespect- tect the homes, but people
to wait longer for their new ful manner.”
either find a way inside,
house. Broken windows
Security
or simply toss the rocks at
can delay the completion
DCH has a security windows from afar.
of a home anywhere from force that works in conDCH suspects the ofa couple weeks to a month, junction with the Gila Riv- fenders are residents of the
even more if the damage is er Police Department.
neighborhood, most likely
repeated.
“[They] patrol DCH juveniles, who are aware
In response to the van- subdivisions to prevent of the security forces and
dalism, Devin Redbird, and reduce crime within know when they have left
District 7 Council Repre- the subdivisions as well their neighborhood.
sentative and member of as monitoring areas where
“They monitor [our sethe GRIC Housing Owners crime is increased, like curity forces], they watch
Team said, “For Communi- these subdivisions where the security staff when
ty members, owning their construction is going on,” they’re out there,” said
own home is a lifelong said DCH head of security Cooper, but when the sedream.”
Derwin Cooper.
curity has to leave for any
“Many [on waiting
To prevent and reduce other reason, the offendlists] have been patient for the incidences of vandal- ers seem to know it and
several years. When they ism, DCH recently boost- take those opportunities to
Mikhail Sundust/GRIN see their house begin to be
ed security in areas where strike.
The windows on a new home in the Pedro Subdivison in District 5 were recently vandalized. constructed, it gives them a they’ve experienced higher
Not Caught in the Act
PIMMEX Commercial and Residential Building Co. is offering a $250 reward for information sense of family and pride. rates of crime, but they still
So who is committing
leading to the arrest of those responsible.
The Community invests a have to leave those areas these acts of vandalism?
lot of time and money into for mandatory patrols in
It is hard to say. The
Cost for Families
rocks at the pane on the
Mikhail Sundust
constructing a home for other DCH complexes or police and construction
The primary concern is
inside. We can come into a
Gila River Indian News
our members. … There is service calls.
workers haven’t caught
not
just
the dollar cost ashouse and there will be 4 or
no reason for someone to
Additionally,
the anyone in the act of vandalsociated with repairing the
5 rocks inside the room.”
vandalize a fellow relative contractors put up fences
New houses are being
Continued on Page 10
Other culprits are en- damage, it’s the time delay or Community member’s around the houses to probroken and abused before
caused
by
the
extra
work,
tering the properties with
they are even finished being
the intention of stealing
built, resulting in damages
copper, presumably to sell
to the tune of thousands of
as salvage material.
VIOLENT/PROPERTY CRIMES COMMUNITY WIDE
dollars and delaying movePeople have destroyed
Cycle 6
Cycle 7
in dates for families waiting
PART I CRIMES
PART I CRIMES
YEAR- 12/30/14 - 12/29/15 15/16
5/17/16 6/14/16 % Change
drywall and cabinets in the
TO-DATE
7/13/15
7/11/16
%Chg
CYCLE-TO-CYCLE
on new homes.
6/13/16
7/11/16
houses under construction
After what the Depart0
0
0%
1
3
200%
HOMICIDE
HOMICIDE
to get at the copper in the
ment of Community Hous0
1
RAPE
N/C
RAPE
19
11
-42%
walls, said Bowerman. But,
ROBBERY
1
1
0%
ROBBERY
8
12
50%
ing is calling “a series of
AGG ASSAULTS
AGG ASSAULTS
“The replacement cost is
9
11
22%
88
60
-32%
malicious acts of vandal3
5
67%
33
30
-9%
BURGLARY
BURGLARY
usually way, way greater
ism,” PIMMEX CommerTHEFT
19
25
32%
THEFT
158
179
13%
than the cost of what they’re
AUTO THEFT
AUTO THEFT
2
4
100%
19
31
63%
cial and Residential Buildgetting for salvaged stuff.
TOTAL VIOLENT
10
13
30%
TOTAL VIOLENT
116
86
-26%
ing Co. is offering a cash
… So they get $50 worth
TOTAL PROPERTY
24
34
42%
TOTAL PROPERTY
210
240
14%
reward of $250 for informaTOTAL PART I
TOTAL PART I
34
47
38%
326
326
0%
of copper, but it costs us
tion leading to the arrest and
$2,000-$3,000 to replace
indictment of those responPART 1 CRIMES CYCLE-TO-CYCLE
what they took and fix what
30
sible.
they destroyed in the pro20
In June, a number of
cess of doing it.”
10
new homes under construcOther criminals aren’t
0
HOMICIDE
RAPE
ROBBERY
AGGASSAULTS
BURGLARY
THEFT
AUTOTHEFT
tion in the Lone Butte, Peas particular about the kind
Cycle5
0
0
1
9
3
19
2
dro and Sacate Housing
of damage they cause.
Cycle6
0
1
1
11
5
25
4
Subdivisions were found
“We had a project,” a
with broken windows, spray
while back, said BowerPART 1 CRIMES YEAR-TO-DATE
200
paint on the walls, torn
man, “where they broke the
down drywall, damaged ex100
windows, the cops came,
terior insulating foam, and
we took pictures, the cops
0
HOMICIDE
RAPE
ROBBERY
AGGASSAULTS
BURGLARY
THEFT
AUTOTHEFT
other marks of vandalism.
left, and within a couple
2015
1
19
8
88
33
158
19
The houses were being built
hours [the vandals] came
2016
3
11
12
60
30
179
31
by PIMMEX under contract
back and broke more win** Statistics are Preliminary and Subject to further Analysis and Revision
with GRIC DCH.
Created by COMPSTAT with Preliminary UCR Data
dows. And then they turned
PIMMEX has built
the sinks on and they floodover 200 houses for Comed the whole house. So that
munity members in the four
PART 2 CRIMES COMMUNITY WIDE
was about a $10,000 fix.”
years since it started doCycle
6
Cycle
7
Repair costs quickly
PART II CRIMES CYCLEPART II CRIMES
YEAR- 12/30/14 - 12/29/15 15/16
ing business in Gila River.
5/17/16 6/14/16 % Change
TO-CYCLE
TO-DATE
7/13/15
7/11/16
%Chg
add up, plus the contractor
6/13/16
7/11/16
Over that time, the number
has to deal with the associ58
59
2%
452
379
-16%
ASSAULTS - SIMPLE
ASSAULTS - SIMPLE
of incidents of vandalism
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
9
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at new home worksites has
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build each new house.
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cheap,” said Bowerman.
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said PIMMEX Field Operanice-looking, stuccoed up
tions Manager Danny Bowand painted up and it’s a
** Statistics are Preliminary and Subject to further Analysis and Revision
erman. “They break the first
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nice home for somebody.”
one…and then they throw
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August 5, 2016
Banquet ends successful summer for WIOA youth employees
Brittany Burnette/GRIN
Gila River Police Department Cadets were recognized at the Youth Summer Program
Banquet at the District 5 Multipurpose Building on July 22.
Mikhail Sundust
Gila River Indian News
The Employment &
Training Department ended its Youth Summer Program with a banquet July
22.
Every summer, the
program offers job opportunities to GRIC teens at
local businesses, GRIC
entities and tribal departments. Over 100 students
make valuable use of their
time between school years
working from June to July
at places like the service
centers, the governance
center, and even the police
department.
During the course of
the program, students also
learn valuable skills like
resume building, job interview skills, and financial
management.
The program is managed by E&T staff and
funded by the federal government’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act.
The Gila River Police
Department features the
most consistently popular
worksites with its Cadet
Program. There, students
learn what it takes to become a police officer, the
functions of the department, and respect for the
community they serve.
“Another area that we
recognized this summer
was the Community Garden Program with Norman
Wellington,” said WIOA
Training Coordinator Eu-
londa Martinez.
Three youth workers
helped maintain the garden, where Wellington
taught them about planting, soil, composting,
working with other gardens, different types of
feed, when to plant, when
to water, and livestock like
horses, pigs and chickens.
At the end-of-summer
banquet, keynote speaker Frantz Beasley shared
an uplifting message of
positive thinking and selfworth. Beasley is known
for his work with the
non-profit organization AZ
Common Ground, which
aims to combat prison/jail
recidivism and instill leadership qualities in Arizona
youth.
The banquet also high-
Brittany Burnette/GRIN
Tillie Pratt introduced the students in her O’otham Language and Culture class and
discussed her successful summer program at the Youth Summer Program Banquet July
22.
lighted the Employment &
Training Department’s Indian Nations Camp, which
took place from July 9 – 15
at Mingus Mountain near
Prescott. Students return
to the camp year after year
because of the positive energy they find there.
Afterward,
several
youth workers and employers were recognized.
Wellington, who runs
the Community Garden
Project for the Gila River
Irrigation and Drainage
District, was named as the
program’s
Outstanding
WIOA Summer Youth Employer.
Tristan Kirkpatrick,
who worked at Kowee
Coffee in the Governance
Center, was named the
Outstanding WIOA Sum-
mer Youth Worker.
Other student nominees (listed with their summer worksites) included:
Ashley Thompson – Gila
River Health Care Public
Health Nursing, Devan
Soke – Gila River Health
Care Public Health Nursing, Cierra Pino – Ira H.
Hayes Memorial Library,
Licia Percy – District 7
Service Center, Racine
Charles – Defense Services Office, and Anaiya
Enos – Gila River Police
Department.
Reuben
Ringlero’s
Film 101 class created
their own short film from
scratch and presented it at
the end-of-summer banquet. More than a dozen
students learned the basics
of filmmaking from be-
Sherman Indian High School is
looking for prospective students
Thomas R. Throssell
Gila River Indian News
Sherman Indian High
School (SIHS) representatives dropped by the Gila
River Indian Community’s
Governance Center on July
19 in an effort to recruit
prospective students to the
all-Native boarding school
located in Riverside, Calif.
SIHS recruiter, Karlene Clifford, said that of
the 400 students who attended the school last year,
twenty were from the Gila
River Indian Community.
Clifford said that students from the Community
can either make the six-hour
drive to the school campus
or be flown out. “We fly
them [here] in August and
then they [go home] for
three weeks for Christmas
break. [Then] we fly them
back for second semester
and then they [go home] in
May for summer break.
Students live in dormitories during the school
year and may room with
two to four other students.
Clifford said that they
are looking for students
who want to be in high
school and who are looking
for a challenge. Attending
students have the opportunity to meet other Natives
who come from over 86 different tribes and take part in
the school’s fully accredited academic programs.
The high school provides a Career Pathways
Program for Technical and
Vocational Education and
varsity sport programs.
The school’s campus
offers a variety of facilities
including dormitories, indoor swimming pool, gym,
weight room, computer
labs, recreation center, museum, and cultural center.
SIHS first opened in
1892 and is located 60
miles east of Los Angeles
and 90 miles north of San
Diego. The high school is a
PIMMEX Reward from page 9
Thomas R. Throssell/GRIN
GRIC Tribal Education Department Boarding School
Advisor, Danielle Allen with Sherman Indian High School
Counselors Karlene Clifford and Stephanie McMorris. The
two counselors were at the Governance Center on July 18
to recruit students.
ism, and without evidence
it can be hard to identify
the culprits.
That is why DCH and
PIMMEX are asking Community members, especially neighbors of the new
homes, to step forward if
they have any information
about the offenders.
Officials suspect the
individuals
responsible
for the damage may be
neighborhood
juveniles,
rather than strangers to
the Community, and are
asking young people who
may have heard talk of the
crimes to report it.
The houses under
construction in the Sacate
and Pedro subdivisions are
meant to be used as rental
properties to help low-income families get a home
at an affordable rate, based
on their income.
“These are actually
Community-owned houses [that] are rented back to
ginning to end, including
writing, collaborating, set
design, camera operation,
lighting, acting, directing
and editing.
All of the students in
Tillie Pratt’s O’otham Language and Culture Class
introduced themselves in
O’otham and talked about
what they learned in the
program. The class takes
students on a number of
field trips during the summer to other Native communities and museums
like the Heard Museum
and the Arizona State Museum. While in Sacaton,
they learn the traditional
art form with gourds.
Ringlero and Pratt
won
the
Outstanding
WIOA Summer Youth
Trainer awards.
nine-month boarding school
for 9 through 12th graders,
who are required to be of
Native American descent
from a federally recognized
tribe.
According
to
the
school’s philosophy statement, they aim to prepare
students for collegiate success by offering cultural, academic, physical, and social
growth in a safe and caring
environment.
The Bureau of Indian
Education funds SIHS and
students may attend the
high school at no cost. SIHS
is currently accepting applications for the 2016 to 2017
school year.
For more information
or to request an application,
call 951-276-6326, extension 382, or visit www.shermanindian.org
Community members,” said
Bowerman. “So we would
hope that somebody in these
neighborhoods would be
watching out for the Community and realize that
they’re destroying Community property.”
If you have any information regarding these
incidents, you can contact
the DCH Housing Services
Manager Debbie Mercado at
(520) 562-3904.
August 5, 2016
Gila River Indian News
Page 11
Baby Chef classes teach parents how to prepare nutritious and affordable baby food
Thomas R. Throssell/GRIN
Community members came with their little ones to learn about baby nutrition and
how to make their own baby food at a Baby Chef class held inside the Tribal Health
building in Sacaton on July 21.
Thomas R. Throssell
Gila River Indian News
For new parents, learning how to properly care for
their little bundle of joy can
be a daunting and exhausting task. From learning
how to properly breastfeed
to burping and correctly
changing a baby, the list
of what to do and what not
to do seems endless and
ever changing. And when
it comes to feeding a baby
a well-balanced and nutritious diet, the list just goes
on and on.
Which is why Nicole
Watson, Nutritionist for the
Genesis Program, has been
teaching a series of classes
called Baby Chef, that aim
to educate Community parents about baby nutrition.
The program, which
is under Gila River Indian
Community’s Tribal Health
Department, is designed to
offer parents nutritional education, recipes, and food
demonstrations for babies
6-months and older, who
are moving on from formula or breast milk to solid
foods.
Watson said that the
American Academy of
Pediatrics recommends introducing pureed foods to
babies at 6-months of age.
Starting even later, at the
ages of 7 or 8 months and
even 12 months is OK, however, solid food feeding before the age of 6 months is
not typically recommended
because it can increase overeating and obesity, she said.
Babies who are under
12-months of age must continue to consume breast milk
or formula as their main
source of nutrition but starting the practice of eating pureed foods can be a fun and
educational tool.
“Early solid feedings
are mostly for fun and practice,” said Watson. “As they
develop, they are learning
how to grab stuff, they are
learning how to put their
tongue or lips over the
spoon and take food off of
it, this is a practice [and]
learning stage for them.”
When babies start eating solid foods, there is a sequence of foods that should
be followed, said Watson.
First, parents should start
feeding their baby cooked
and pureed cereals, then after several weeks introduce
vegetables then fruits, and
finally cooked proteins.
“The reason, is if your
baby [has an] allergic reaction, you know where it
came from. If, in a week,
you do all different kinds of
foods, you are going to have
no idea where the allergic
reaction is coming from,”
said Watson.
Watson’s Baby Chef
classes include lessons on
how to prepare and store
baby food, how much and
how often to serve solid
foods, and how to create a
nutritionally healthy environment for the whole family.
While learning about
proper baby nutrition is
the focus of the Baby Chef
classes, teaching Commu-
Thomas R. Throssell/GRIN
Mothers and fathers attended the class taught by Genesis Nutritionist Nicole Watson, to learn the foundation
of nutrition for their own children.
nity parents how to make
quick and affordable meals
is also part of the curriculum.
Watson said that baby
food can be expensive and
making homemade meals
is a more affordable and
healthier option. “It is like
$2 for a little [jar], whereas
if you go and you buy two
carrot sticks [for $1], then
you puree it…and separate
the pureed carrots into eight
compartments in an ice tray,
that’s eight little meals for
your baby. And you [can]
store it in the freezer and it
can last for up to 3 months,”
she said.
Watson added that
some pre-prepared baby
foods available at stores
have more sugar added and
avoiding that extra sugar is
important for a growing baby’s health.
The next series of four
Baby Chef classes will all
be held at the District 6
Tribal Health Department
from 6 to 7 p.m. on August
10, 17, 24, and 31. Community members who are
parents of children zero to 7
years-of-age and attend all
four classes will receive a
free blender.
For more information
about Baby Chef classes
call Nicole Watson at 520562-1237.
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August 5, 2016
COMMUNITY COUNCIL ACTION SHEETS
Courtesy of the Community Council Secretary’s Office • July 20, 2016
ACTION SHEET
Community Council; PO Box 2138; Sacaton, Arizona
85147; Phone (520) 562-9720; Fax (520) 562-9729
CALL TO ORDER
The Second Regular Monthly Meeting of the Community
Council held Wednesday July 20, 2016, in the Community
Council Chambers at the Governance Center in Sacaton,
Arizona was called to order by presiding Chairman Governor Stephen R. Lewis at 9:07 a.m.
INVOCATION
Provided by Councilwoman Nada Celaya
ROLL CALL
Sign-In Sheet Circulated
Executive Officers Present:
Governor Stephen R. Lewis
Lt. Governor Monica Antone
Council Members Present:
D1- Joey Whitman, Arzie Hogg; D2-Carol Schurz; D3- Carolyn Williams, Rodney Jackson; D4- Nada Celaya, Jennifer Allison (10:09), Christopher Mendoza; D5- Brian Davis,
Sr., Marlin Dixon, Robert Stone; D6-Charles Goldtooth,
Sandra Nasewytewa (9:35)
Council Members Absent:
D4- Barney Enos, Jr.; D5- Franklin Pablo, Sr.; D6- Anthony
Villareal, Sr.; D7- Devin Redbird
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
APPROVED AS AMENDED
PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS (LIMIT TO 5 MINUTES)
1. Kevin Taylor, Candidate for Pinal County Sheriff
Presenters: Kevin Taylor
MR. KEVIN TAYLOR PROVIDED A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF HIS BACKGROUND AND HIS PLATFORM.
GOVERNOR STEPHEN R. LEWIS EXPRESSED WORDS
OF WELCOME
REPORTS
1. GRHC Dental Update
Presenter: Dr. James Jennings
REPORT HEARD
2. GRHC Behavioral Health Services Overview
Presenter: Priscilla Foote
REPORT HEARD
3. Sovereignty in Indian Education Year 2 Cohort 1 Quarter
3 Report
Presenters: Isaac Salcido, Aaron Allery
REPORT HEARD
[GOVERNOR STEPHEN R. LEWIS CALLED FOR A
10-MINUTE BREAK. THE MEETING RECONVENED AT
11:12 A.M.]
4. Gila River Sand & Gravel Quarterly Report-FY16 Qtr 1 & 2
Presenters: Michael Morago, Robert Gazis
REPORT HEARD
5. Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.-Federal Communications Commissions Form
481
Presenters: GRTI Board, Bruce Holdridge
REPORT HEARD
MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO ENTER
EXECUTIVE SESSION
6. Gila River Gaming Commission Report
For May 2016 (Executive Session)
Presenters: Serena Joaquin, Courtney
Moyah
REPORT HEARD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
7. Monthly Financial Report Ended June 30,
2016 (Executive Session)
Presenters: Treasurer Robert G. Keller, Pamela Thompson
REPORT HEARD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO ENTER
EXECUTIVE SESSION
RESOLUTIONS
*1. A Resolution Authorizing The Tribal
Health Department To Submit A Grant Application To The United States Department Of
Interior, Bureau Of Indian Affairs, FY 2017
BIA Indian Highway Safety Program Child
Passenger Safety Seat Program (G&MSC Motioned To
Forward To Community Council For Recommendation Of
Approval)
Presenter: Christina Floyd
DISPENSED AT APPROVAL OF AGENDA
*2. A Resolution Approving The Amendment No. 2 Of Final
Amended Plat Of Casa Blanca Subdivision Lot 4 Located
In District Five Of The Gila River Indian Reservation And
Designated As Drawing No. 40515-0680-FP (NRSC forwards to Council with recommendation for approval)
Presenter: Pamela Pasqual
APPROVED
3. A Resolution Approving And Authorizing An
Agreement Between The Gila River Indian
Community And Yoder & Langford, P.C. For Fiscal
Year 2016 (G&MSC forwards to Community Council
with recommendation for approval)
Presenters: Office of General Counsel
APPROVED
4. A Resolution Authorizing And Approving The
Termination Of Per Capita Trust Accounts And
Directing The Distribution Of Trust Assets To
Certain Beneficiaries (G&MSC forwards to
Community Council with recommendation for
approval)
Presenter: Treasurer Robert G. Keller
APPROVED
5. A Resolution Consenting To And Approving The
Acquisition For Right Of Way For A Grant Of
Easement For Gila River Indian Community
Department Of Transportation Project No.
ROW_0407.D5.10 Crossing Allotted And
Community Land Parcels For The Purpose Of
Constructing, Operating, Managing And Maintaining
A Roadway And Utilities Corridor By The Gila River
Indian Community Department Of Transportation
Located In District 5 And As Shown In Drawing
Number 40512-0130-EA, Page 1 And Page 2
(NRSC forwards to Council with recommendation for
approval)
Presenters: Warren Wiltshire, Megan Jackson
TABLED AT APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. A Resolution Consenting To And Approving The
Acquisition For Right Of Way For A Grant Of
Easement For Gila River Indian Community
Department Of Transportation Project No.
ROW_0499.D7.11 Crossing Allotted Land Parcels
For The Purpose Of Constructing, Operating,
Managing And Maintaining A Roadway And Utilities
Corridor By The Gila River Indian Community
Department Of Transportation Located In District 7
And As Shown In Drawing Number 30712-0064-EA,
Page 1 (NRSC forwards to Council with
recommendation for approval)
Presenters: Warren Wiltshire, Megan Jackson
TABLED AT APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ORDINANCES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
*1. Update on TAP and Request for Direction (LSC forwards to Community Council with recommendation for approval of option B)
Presenters: Brian Romer, Chief Kathleen Elliott
TABLED AT APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. First Things First 2016 Needs and Assets Report
(ESC forwards to Community Council with
recommendation for approval under New Business)
Presenter: Cathy Brown
MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO APPROVE
3. National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
47th Annual Convention, Reno, Nevada, October 58, 2016 (ESC forwards to Community Council with
recommendation for any council members to attend)
Presenters: Committee
MOTION MADE AND SECOND FOR ANY
INTERESTED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
ATTEND
4. GRIC Constitutional Rights Issue & Legal
Judgment (LSC forwards to Community Council
for discussion and possible action)
Presenter: Joseph M. Perez
MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO TABLE
MINUTES
1. April 20, 2016 (Regular)
MOTION MADE AND SECOND TO APPROVE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
>G&MSC/LSC JOINT MEETING, THURSDAY, JULY 21,
2016, 9AM
>GRWS MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016, 9AM
>VIETNAM VETERAN CELEBRATION MOVED TO JULY
30, 2016, 8AM, IN DISTRICT 3
>WIOA YOUTH PROGRAM END OF YEAR BANQUET,
THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016, 1PM, D5 SERVICE CENTER
ADJOURNMENT
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 12:17 p.m.
* Denotes TABLED from previous meeting(s)
August 5, 2016
Page 13
Gila River Police Department Incident Log July 17 – July 23, 2016
Certain reports may not be available or currently under investigation which GRPD holds the right to restrict public release.
Community Events
It’s the beginning of
the school year for a lot of
our children in the Community. Please remember to
obey all traffic laws regarding buses that are stopping
for the children.
District OneTheft– The victim stated that a person entered
her home and had stolen
her food stamp card, social
security papers, and voter
registration papers from her
purse. There were no signs
of forced entry; the victim
states the suspect may have
a key.
Status: Under Investigation
District Two:
No incidents regarding
Part 1 crime
District Three:
Theft - An elderly male
stated that a person(s) had
stolen a red tool box containing miscellaneous tools
from the drive way of his
residence.
Status: Under Investigation
Aggravated Assault A male was stabbed in the
chest area and found to be
walking in the area of Seed
Farm Road and Palo Verde
Circle. The victim refused
to provide any information
other than being stabbed;
he was transferred to Chandler Regional with non life
threatening injuries.
Status: Under investigation
Aggravated
Assault
– A juvenile male suspect
who was intoxicated was
arrested for entering a residence with an axe pic,
going into the kitchen and
obtaining a knife where he
pointed it at a 12 year old
female. The suspect was
advising the 12 year old to
assist his 20 year old sister
who was also intoxicated at
the residence. The 12 year
old ran out the back door
fearing for her life, she did
not know the male suspect.
She ran to the neighbor’s
home where she asked
them to call the police. Suspect was located, and taken
into custody.
Status: Arrest
Aggravated Assault –
A female was pushed from
a moving vehicle resulting
in significant injury. The
female was transferred to
Chandler Regional for further medical treatment. The
victim refused to provide
further information regarding the incident.
Status: Under investigation
Burglary – A person(s)
broke into a vendor booth
taking approximately a 12
pack of soda.
Status: Under Investigation
Burglary – A person(s)
caused damage to fence at
the Gila River Indian Irrigation District Drainage
Office and broke into the
office stealing two radios
and a bag of miscellaneous
tools.
Status: Under Investigation
District Four:
(Stotonic Area)
Aggravated Assault/
Endangerment/Threatening – A male passenger was
threatened with a weapon
while in a vehicle. The female victim was pushed out
of the vehicle while her two
children were still in the
vehicle with the suspect.
Both minors were dropped
off with relatives with no
injuries.
Status: Suspect known
and being looked for.
Theft– Report not
available
(Lone Butte / WHP
Area)
Burglary– Store manager of Watch Station International was broken
into and numerous watches
were taken.
Status: Under Investigation
District Five:
No incidents regarding
Part 1 crime
District Six:
Burglary– A male and
female entered an elderly
women’s residence. Windows were broken to gain
entrance. A 32 inch television and a computer were
taken from the residence.
Status: Under Investigation
Theft– A Char-Griller
brand Duo Grill was reported stolen.
Status: Under Investigation
Aggravated Burglary–
Three male juvenile suspects unlawfully made
entry to the shed located
south of the church and
took multiple tools (a leaf
blower, gas can, chain saw,
separating saw, sander,
flashlight, drill bits kit, and
a Cushman Utility Vehicle).
A Cushman Utility vehicle
was recovered 200 yards
south of the church in the
desert, but was not drivable
due to damages; to fix the
vehicle is approximately
$500.00. A chain link fence
and the baseboard of the
door were also damaged
during the incident.
Status: Under Investigation
District Seven:
No incidents regarding
Part 1 crime
COURT NOTICE
ELMER PRATT
DOD: 04/17/2013
CASE Number: CV-2012-0188
IN THE COURT OF THE
CIVIL SUMMONS
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY
TO: SHERI CASSA, ASTRA D PRATT,
IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA
ALUCARD PRATT, LAQUINTA
COURT DATE NOTICE
In Re Case: Selestewa vs. Villapando ALLISON,
DAVID MARRIETTA, PARENT
Docket Number: CV 2016-0035
GUARDIAN OF ESTAVAN PRATT
This case has been scheduled and
YOU ARE ORDERED TO APPEAR on YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, that a
civil action has been filed against you
the date, time and place designated
below. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR your in the Gila River Indian Community
hearing may be held in absencia and Court.
YOU shall respond at an ANSWER/
a warrant may be issued for your arrest, forfeiture of your bond, judgment RESPONSE HEARING regarding this
matter on the following date and time
in favor of the other party, or jail time
at the place set forth below:
may be ordered.
Sacaton Community Court
DATE: August 18, 2016
721 West Seed Farm Road
Issued by: F. Cooper
Sacaton, Arizona 85147
(Issued to all parties present.)
(520)562-9860
(X) Other: Motion
DATE: Friday, August 19, 2016
Sacaton Judicial Center
Time: 10:30 AM
721 East Seed Farm Road
YOU may respond in writing. However,
P. 0. Box 368
even if you do so, your presence at
Sacaton, Arizona 8524 7
the Answer/Response Hearing is
(520) 562-9860
still required. If a written answer or
TIME : 10:30 a.m.
response is made, it shall be filed and
COURT NOTICE
served before the date of the hearing,
unless the time is extended by order
IN THE GILA RIVER INDIAN COMof the Court.
MUNITY COURT
If you fail to appear and defend,
STATE OF ARIZONA
judgment by default will be entered
IN THE MATTER OF THE EST ATE
against you for the relief demanded in
OF:
the complaint or petition.
CALL
811
Before
You Dig!
One simple call to 811 gets underground
utility-owned lines marked for FREE.
Whether you’re a homeowner or professional excavator, every
digging job requires a call — even small projects — so be sure to:
•
•
•
•
Call 811 at least two days before starting any digging project
Wait for the site to be marked
Respect the marks
Dig with care
Not calling can be life threatening and costly. You can harm yourself or others, disrupt natural gas service
to an entire neighborhood, and potentially be responsible for injuries, repair costs, and criminal penalties.
Natural gas lines can be buried anywhere. If you ever suspect a natural gas leak, call 911 and Southwest Gas
at 1-877-860-6020 immediately, whether you’re our customer or not.
For more information about natural gas pipeline safety, visit swgas.com/safety or call 1-877-860-6020.
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Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.
“Proudly serving the Gila River Indian Community since 1988”
Box 5015, 7065 West Allison Road, Chandler, Arizona 85226-5135
(520) 796-3333 • www.gilarivertel.com • fax (520)796-7534
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CO M M U N I TY
CO U RT E SY PHON E
Courtesy phone provided by
Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.
• This phone dials community wide, toll free
numbers and 911.
• You may receive incoming calls on this phone.
• Direct dial long distance calls, third party
billed or collect calls are not permitted.
To report trouble with this phone, operational
instructions or for assistance please call 796-3333.
These courtesy phones will replace
all payphones within the community.
CROSSROADS AUTO CENTER
August 5, 2016
Pinal Ave.
11th Street
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CROSSROADS
AUTO CENTER
Locally Owned and Operated for Over 20 Years
Instant Online Credit Approval
Florence Blvd.
www.crossroadsauto.org
Prices based on 720 credit score. 3.8% APR @ 75 mos. Pus $5 down + TT&L *OAC Must present ad at time of sale. 10% off retail. KBB
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O’ODHAM VETERANS
CELEBRATION
SEPTEMBER 24
AUGUST 27
312 N. Chief Avenue
White River, AZ 85941
Contact: Dennis at 928.594.0273
d.faden@hotmail.com
Gila River Indian Community
Vah Ki District 5 / Multi-purpose Bldg.
3456 W. Casa Blanca Rd., Bapchule, AZ 85121
Contact: Doug at 602.327.5973
douglas.jan@gric.nsn.us
OCTOBER 8
NOVEMBER 19
Salt River Pima – Maricopa Indian Community
Salt River Community Building
1880 N. Longmore Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Contact: Pacer Reina at 480.362.7490
pacer.reina@srpmic-nsn.gov
Lopez-Hernandez American Legion Post #95
2256 S. 3rd Ave, Solomon, AZ 85551
Contact: Hal at 928.235.1980
halherbert8@gmail.com
Ray at 928.965.0785
rcajpac@hotmail.com
DECEMBER 5
Tohono O’odham Nation
Sells Recreation Center
WinGilaRiver.com • 800-WIN-GILA • Gila River Gaming Enterprises, Inc.
Owned and operated by the Gila River Indian Community